Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.15
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.23
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.44
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB321.21
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB219.15
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.31
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.49
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.34
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.90
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.75
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.99
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.40
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.10
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB349.40
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.11
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.65
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB230.38
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
$119.17
|
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